VEERASWAMI, J. : The controversy in this appeal by the plaintiff is as to the rate of commission at which he is entitled to be paid for certain auction sales of evacuee properties in Madras, Bangalore, Mysore, Ootacamund and Coonoor, which he held in five batches between February 22, and June 26, 1955, on behalf of the defendant. He has been paid at one per cent of the sale proceeds in respect of the first batch of sales held between 22-2-1955 and 26-2-1955 at Madras. With regard to the other batches of sales between 7-4-1955 and 16-4-1955, 26-4-1955 and 1-5-1955. 9-5-1955 and 15-5-1955, and 26-6-1955 and 27-6-1955, the defendant paid the plaintiff only a sum of Rs. 7,324,56 against a claim of Rs. 23,098-35. The suit is to recover the difference, the main ground of the appellant being that there was no reason to make a distinction between the sales made prior to 1-4-1955 and those subsequent thereto, as the work involved in respect of both the sales was just the same, and there was no reason with the general rule as to the reasonable quantum of remuneration payable in respect of sales should not be applied. On the ground that certain sales held on 28-4-1955 and 10th, 12th